Russia History Quiz 9

Questions

1. What was the name of Lenin's friend who founded the communist party in Hungary?

   1. Quela Cun
   2. Bela Kun
   3. Sela Bun
   4. Mela Fun

2. Yevgeny Primakov was elected Prime Minister in which year?

   1. 1994
   2. 1996
   3. 1992
   4. 1998

3. Who replaced Khrushchev as First secretary of the Party?

   1. Gorbachev
   2. Brezhnev
   3. Kirov
   4. Kosygin

4. Who became Russian President in 1991?

   1. Chernenko
   2. Yeltsin
   3. Andropov
   4. Gorbachev

5. Which party did Brosi Gryzlov, Chairman of the Duman between 2003-2011, represent?

   1. Socialist Party
   2. FLPD
   3. Communist Party
   4. United Russia

6. Which of these Battles occurred in 1445?

   1. Muzdal
   2. Suzdal
   3. Duzdal
   4. Muzdal

7. Which author was sent to Siberia for ten years hard labour in 1849?

   1. Fyodor Dostoyevsky
   2. Aleksander Solzhenitsyn
   3. Maxim Gorky
   4. Leo Tolstoy

8. When was the Gosplan economic policy launched?

   1. 1931
   2. 1921
   3. 1941
   4. 1951

9. When did Yuri Andropov rise to lead the Soviet Union?

   1. 1982
   2. 1991
   3. 1987
   4. 1998

10. When did the Battle of Klushino take place?

    1. 1510
    2. 1310
    3. 1410
    4. 1610

11. When did Brezhnev become First Secretary of the Party?

    1. 1964
    2. 1984
    3. 1974
    4. 1954

12. Alexander Lodygin invented what device in 1872?

    1. Electric Radiator
    2. Electric Fridge
    3. Electric Lamp
    4. Electric Torch

13. What is the name of the official newspaper of the Communist Party?

    1. Favda
    2. Savda
    3. Pravda
    4. Mavda

14. The site of Sintasha contains fortifications from which era?

    1. Stone Age
    2. Bronze Age
    3. Iron Age
    4. Middle Age

15. The collectivisation policy was aimed at what?

    1. Education
    2. Agriculture
    3. Heavy Industry
    4. Military

16. Phanagoria was a key city during which era?

    1. Kama
    2. Bosporan Kingdom
    3. Scythians
    4. Samara

17. Khvalysnk Culture flourished in which century?

    1. 5th BC
    2. 100th BC
    3. 10th BC
    4. 55th BC

18. In what year was Stalin born?

    1. 1901
    2. 1911
    3. 1878
    4. 1923

19. In what century did Olga become the first female ruler of the Rus people?

    1. 7th
    2. 3rd
    3. 14th
    4. 10th

20. How much did Gazprom pay Roman Abramovich for his stake in Sibneft in 2005?

    1. $33 million
    2. $134 billion
    3. $13 billion
    4. $2 billion

21. Franz Gan Salli invented what popular household device?

    1. Washing Machine
    2. Fridge
    3. Freezer
    4. Radiator